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2018 K-PREP STUDENT DATA AVAILABLE IN PEARSONACCESS^next

The Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) student data is currently available electronically in PearsonAccess^next. The release provides initial results to support work with individual students in the upcoming school year and meets reporting expectations in Kentucky legislation. Alternate K-PREP science results are included. Since this was the first operational assessment for the new science test in grades 4 and 7, science student results will be released at a later date.

Data Available with This Release

Spring 2018 K-PREP individual student results include:

·         District

o   Combined K-PREP School Listing

o   Combined Alternate K-PREP School Listing-High School

o   Combined K-PREP School Summary Report

o   K-PREP District School Listing Data File

o   K-PREP District Summary Report

·         School

o   K-PREP School Listing

o   Alternate K-PREP School Listing-High School

o   K-PREP School Listing Data File

o   K-PREP School Summary Report

Note: School/District Summary Reports and Individual Student Reports will be provided in PearsonAccess^next at a later date.

Cut Scores

A cut scores document for K-PREP, Alternate K-PREP and growth will be shared when finalized.

Data Sharing

The data provided in the August release is provided for school and district use only. It is confidential data and should be treated as such according to FERPA and student privacy expectations. Printed individual student reports will arrive in districts to be distributed following the Public Release of scores. Public release is tentatively scheduled for the end of September.

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) does not provide state data or school/district summary data with this release. The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) cautions that self-generated summary reports from data files with only tested students will not match the 100-day accountability data and may not be accurate. Also, data will likely change during the data review period. Should your district generate summaries of your results, KDE strongly encourages you to place a local embargo on this self-generated data similar to the embargo KDE uses. KDE embargoed data are limited to school and district leadership including BACs. Embargoed data must not be discussed in public meetings or with media outlets. The Nondisclosure Agreement must be signed prior to accessing this data.

Accountability Reporting

The data release in PearsonAccess^next will not reflect accountability. A data review process using the Student Data Review and Rosters (SDRR) application began Wednesday, August 8. The data review allows schools and districts to double-check individual student accountability and demographics before public reporting.

Notifying OAA

Since the data released should include all students tested, OAA needs to be alerted if the files do not appear complete or other areas of concern are identified. For example, if a school tested 400 grade 3 students, but the file includes only 300 students, OAA staff needs to know about the discrepancy. Please contact the Data Group in OAA with details as soon as any issue is identified.

File Formats

Data in the PearsonAccess^next system are posted in school listings of all students tested. School listings contain scale scores, and performance levels (NAPD). The school listings are provided in two formats: 1) a PDF format that is static and, 2) an Excel format that may be sorted for different looks at the data. The school listing is organized by grade (i.e., 3, 4, 5), then by student names in alphabetical order (last name first). The district listing is organized alphabetically by the name of the school.

Step-by-Step Directions

Support documentation for PearsonAccess^next can be found at their Support Site. The PearsonAccess^next User’s Guide has step-by-step directions to complete specific tasks. The PearsonAccess^next step-by-step directions for accessing a published reports are available at this link.

Additionally, the Support Site contains training from spring 2018 that provides an overview of the system. Many steps, however, are geared to activities for the spring.

Assistance

If you have questions about the data release, please e-mail the Division of Assessment Support or Jennifer Stafford or phone (502) 564-4394. Issues with entering PearsonAccess^next must be addressed directing to Pearson as described above.